What is API-first?

[kinlane]

This is the discussion around defining the "What is API-First" blueprint. You can chime in on the ideation here, and see the current version of the blueprint here.

[kinlane]

Some relevant content already created:

• What Is an API-First Company?
• Why Should You Be an API-First Company?
• How Do You Become an API-First Company?

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Some external links to content:

• Enabling Application Development Velocity in an API-first World
• The 5 principles of API-first development. And what does API-first even mean?
• How Far API-First Companies Have Come
• Exploring the API-First Design Pattern
• What Is API First?
• You Are API-First
• API-First [Business]
• API-First [Design || Code]
• Helping Developers Work Smarter With Our API Marketplace
• API-First Approach is Key to Integrating Systems, says Neptune Software
• Innovating with MACH Part 2 – The Business Value of API-First

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Additional links:

• Is API First Still Relevant?
• Three Principles of API First Design
• API First or Events First: Is it a Binary Choice?

[mjgutermuth]

API first, part one: how do we put “API First” first? — this blog post is well-organized and thorough. The other 3 posts in the series are great as well, but this one in particular has a table that breaks down what API-first means at different organizational levels, which I found really helpful.

[kinlane]

API-FIRST: LEGOS FOR BUSINESS - To ensure we’re speaking the same language: I think of a company as “API-First” if the service offered is comprehensively accessible via a read-and-write API. API-First does not mean “API Only”; instead it means that the API will always be a first-class citizen and is the primary means of interaction with the service offered

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Agile Transformation of an Automotive Dealer Application for Scalability and Availability with AWS

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Embrace the future with an API-first approach

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